Appendix 3: Student and whānau survey results, by decile
Education for Māori: Relationships between schools and whānau.
| Agree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questions for students | Low-decile schools | Middle-decile schools | High-decile schools | |
| Q1. | Teacher(s) value my Māori heritage. | 82% | 67% | 59% |
| Q2. | Teacher(s) know who I am. | 94% | 88% | 86% |
| Q3. | Teacher(s) listen(s) to what I want to achieve. | 81% | 74% | 73% |
| Q4. | Teacher(s) know me as a person and what I can contribute. | 82% | 76% | 75% |
| Questions for whānau and/or parents | ||||
| Q5. | I like to spend time at my child’s school when I can. | 89% | 85% | 85% |
| Q6. | I feel I can let the teacher(s) know about things that worry my child. | 89% | 88% | 85% |
| Q7. | Teachers ask my advice and act on it. | 69% | 58% | 49% |
| Q8. | Parent activities are at an appropriate time I can attend. | 73% | 70% | 65% |
| Q9. | My school asks me about how I can help them with my skills and expertise. | 66% | 56% | 49% |
| Q10. | My school provides opportunities for Māori parents and whānau to get together. | 74% | 56% | 48% |
| Q11. | My child’s school is committed to Māori students succeeding as Māori. | 79% | 61% | 52% |
| Q12. | My child’s school keeps whānau well-informed, feeling confident and part of what our children are doing at school. | 83% | 75% | 71% |
| Q13. | My child’s school does change things to improve outcomes for Māori students. | 72% | 49% | 42% |
| Q14. | My child’s school has an effective relationship with its Māori students and whānau. | 79% | 65% | 55% |
| Agree to some extent | ||||
| Questions for students | Low-decile schools | Middle-decile schools | High-decile schools | |
| Q1. | Teacher(s) value my Māori heritage. | 89% | 79% | 72% |
| Q2. | Teacher(s) know who I am. | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Q3. | Teacher(s) listen(s) to what I want to achieve. | 91% | 87% | 84% |
| Q4. | Teacher(s) know me as a person and what I can contribute. | 92% | 89% | 89% |
| Questions for whānau and/or parents | ||||
| Q5. | I like to spend time at my child’s school when I can. | 95% | 94% | 94% |
| Q6. | I feel I can let the teacher(s) know about things that worry my child. | 94% | 95% | 94% |
| Q7. | Teachers ask my advice and act on it. | 82% | 75% | 68% |
| Q8. | Parent activities are at an appropriate time I can attend. | 86% | 85% | 84% |
| Q9. | My school asks me about how I can help them with my skills and expertise. | 79% | 72% | 67% |
| Q10. | My school provides opportunities for Māori parents and whānau to get together. | 85% | 70% | 63% |
| Q11. | My child’s school is committed to Māori students succeeding as Māori. | 86% | 74% | 68% |
| Q12. | My child’s school keeps whānau well-informed, feeling confident and part of what our children are doing at school. | 91% | 84% | 83% |
| Q13. | My child’s school does change things to improve outcomes for Māori students. | 80% | 62% | 54% |
| Q14. | My child’s school has an effective relationship with its Māori students and whānau. | 87% | 79% | 69% |